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It’s the time of the year when colds are in abundance, and you can’t use public transport without it being an echo of coughs and sneezes. We all know that colds reek their havoc on the body, and leave you feeling fatigued and faint, but it often gets forgotten that your skin suffers too. The medicine cabinet is great when ...►

South Korean President Park Geun-hye has today pledged $100 million to aid poor countries in their fight against infectious diseases. The support will begin next year, and will help countries such as Ghana, Ethiopia and Cambodia. ►

Hong Kong and Macau have issued warnings against travelling to South Korea after a seventh person died from the virus.

In Hong Kong the Security Bureau announced a 'red' travel alert which is the second highest, which urges people to avoid non-essential travel to South Korea. Macau also announced a travel alert, and said it would require people entering local healthcare facilities to wear masks as a precaution against MERS.

Acting Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said security and health officials had been in talks with travel agencies to discuss the latest situation in Korea.

“The Security Bureau has agreed that if the issue of public health affects Hong Kong people’s health, [it] can use this travel alert system to issue a clearer message for the [travel] industry to follow,” she said.

In South Korea, more than 2000 people have been quarantined and all confirmed cases of the virus have been traced back to the original patient.